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February 2015
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GREEN FAIL #1 ON ECO EXAM SIMON AMSTELL: HOW I DEALT WITH PROBLEMS OF BEING A HUMAN BEING
JOHN SHAW
UNIVERSITY of Liverpool bosses have scored a huge fail in a test on their green credentials because they didn’t hand in their homework. The UoL was awarded the ‘fail’ grade in a sustainability assessment by campaign group People And Planet, which ranked it 129th and in the bottom handful of institutions nationwide. It scored zero per cent on issues such as ethical investment, workers’ rights and sustainable food in the review of 151 British universities. A UoL spokesperson said: ‘The league table does not include a measure of our efforts in sustainability as we did not participate in the survey. ‘The university is committed to developing and maintaining a sustainable environment and adhering to sustainable practices in all of its activities. We have made signi�icant investment in reducing the university’s carbon emissions with the development of a new energy centre.’ But Hannah Smith, spokeswoman for People and Planet, said: ‘When students ask their universities what they’re doing to meet the biggest challenges of our time, we’d expect them all to answer. ‘The progressive universities at the top of our league are proving their ability to change their impact on communities and the wider world. These are the
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GREEN FAIL #2 SHUTS ‘SUSTAINABLE’ BUILDING Falling apart: The Redmonds Building stands shut after damage PICTURE: PORTIA FAHEY
A £37MILLION university building that boasts ‘sustainable and innovative construction methods’ has been closed after high winds damaged its exterior – just
two years after it opened. The Redmonds Building, at the heart of Liverpool John Moores’ Mount Pleasant campus, was shut for emergency building works
after an exterior panel came loose in windy weather. A spokesman for LJMU said: ‘As a precaution, the construction company, Wates, is carrying out an assessment of the exterior
of the building. LJMU has a long-standing relationship with Wates and it has assured us it will carry out any necessary remedial works.’ John Paul Murphy
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